Greenpeace USA

Greenpeace USA, which is formally registered as Greenpeace Inc., is based in Washington, DC and promotes "the protection and preservation of the environment through lobbying, education, advocacy, and peaceful direct action."


 * Phil Radford - Executive Director (since 2009)

Greenwashing campaign
In 1992, Greenpeace USA took on the issue of corporate greenwashing, publishing the Greenpeace Book of Greenwash. As of 2008, Greenpeace's campaigns included "Greenwashing Dirty Coal," "GM Gas Friendly to Gas Free," and "Greenwashing Nuclear Power".

Personnel
In April 2009, former Greenpeace head of organizing Phil Radford became Greenpeace USA's executive director. In an interview, Radford said the group wants "a 25% to 40% cut in greenhouse-gas emissions below 1990 levels. Now, President Obama's targets are a bit weaker than that, but he's also shown tremendous leadership. So our job is to show him the moral high ground and give him the support to take that stand. We want to strengthen the Waxman bill in Congress, by taking coal out of there and making sure no [emissions] permits are given away. ... There is no such thing as 'clean coal.' ... You can get to a clean-energy future without any new nuclear plants."

Directors
Accessed October 2009:


 * Donald Ross, Chair* (2008-2009)
 * Valerie Denney (2007-2010)
 * Elizabeth Gilchrist (2008-2011)
 * Jeffrey Hollender (2006-2009)
 * David Hunter (2008-2011)
 * David Naguib Pellow (2006-2009)
 * Bryony Schwan (2006-2009)
 * Jigar Shah (2007-2010)
 * Sharyle Patton (2008-2011)

Greenpeace Fund, Inc.
 * David Chatfield, Chair (2007-2010)
 * Peggy Burks (2007-2010)
 * Karen Topakian (2008-2011)
 * John Willis (2008-2011)
 * Elizabeth Gilchrist (2008-2011)

Board of Directors (Old)

 * John W. Passacantando, Executive Director
 * Ellen H. McPeake, Chief Operating Officer
 * Thomas W. Wetterer, Secretary/General Counsel
 * David Hunter, Director
 * Elizabeth Gilchrist, Treasurer
 * Donald K. Ross, Chair
 * David Pellow, Director
 * Terri Swearingen, Director
 * Kenny Bruno, Director
 * Jeffery Hollander, Director
 * Jeff DeBonis, Director
 * Bryony Schwan, Director

Contact information
702 H Street, NW Room 300, Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 462-1177 Website: http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/

75 Arkansas St. San Francisco, California 94107 Phone: (415) 255-9221

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External resources

 * Greenpeace Climate Action - Mass Civil Disobedience